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they have set a deadline of july 22 to reach an agreement. senators will work on a motion that deals with military operations in libya beginning at 2:00 p.m. the house returns to lead as the business at 2:00 p.m. eastern on wednesday, with the boats after 230. -- votes after 2:30. >> tune in to see spent on independence day as writers and analysts to c-span -- to and in tusis ban on independence day to see -- tune in to c-span on independence day. it all begins at 10:00 a.m. for a complete list of times, go to c-span.org. >> john brennan unveiled unused counterterrorism strategy and pakistan -- on velde a and new counter-terrorism strategy on pakistan -- unveiled a new counterterrorism strategy for pakistan. this is about one hour, 50 minutes. >> have never heard it so quiet. that is a sense of our anticipation and excitement about our program today. we welcome you. many on and guests, dear student, faculty, others, we are pleased and honored to host john brennan, the assistant to the president for homeland security and terrorism -- counter-
they have set a deadline of july 22 to reach an agreement. senators will work on a motion that deals with military operations in libya beginning at 2:00 p.m. the house returns to lead as the business at 2:00 p.m. eastern on wednesday, with the boats after 230. -- votes after 2:30. >> tune in to see spent on independence day as writers and analysts to c-span -- to and in tusis ban on independence day to see -- tune in to c-span on independence day. it all begins at 10:00 a.m. for a...
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this is seen as animosity against pakistan, national sensitivity comment national interest. our nuclear capability to everyone in the streets of pakistan is the pride of pakistan because it guarantees us security. it guarantees us against the existential threat that pakistan has been facing when we have fought three wars with india. it is the guaranteed of our security, the pride of every pakistani. anyone casting a negative bias towards our nuclear potential is seen negatively in the public eye. there are the indiscriminate drone attacks with the damage and also the strike against osama bin laden, a violation of our sovereignty as seen by the people of pakistan. these are all seem very negatively. 9/11 and its aftermath, when i decided to join the coalition, there were divided opinions in pakistan. people used asked me after my decision what made me believe that the u.s. would again not miss use us, did to us, and trieste? -- and betray us? i do not know if they will stabilize afghanistan by 2014, but maybe not. is leaving the area a reality? because than pakistan will have
this is seen as animosity against pakistan, national sensitivity comment national interest. our nuclear capability to everyone in the streets of pakistan is the pride of pakistan because it guarantees us security. it guarantees us against the existential threat that pakistan has been facing when we have fought three wars with india. it is the guaranteed of our security, the pride of every pakistani. anyone casting a negative bias towards our nuclear potential is seen negatively in the public...
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and the other question, on the board over pakistan and afghanistan, there's been some reporters, pakistan has been complaining about some forces crossing the border from afghanistan and attacking in pakistan and the yen response we've been getting is, you know, vague comments about how the boarder is porous. can you be more specific about exactly what's going on there? are these complaints valid? and what are you doing to try to address those issues? >> on the afghanistan-pakistani cross-border issues. they, again, on the border region, it's very, very rugged terrain. it is very, very porous, both ways, and some of those forces that reside in that area move across the area and have gone both ways back and forth. both the afghan security forces and the pakistani military forces coordinate our efforts along that border to be able to defeat those forces as effectively as we can but that -- it goes both ways and we have again done a pretty good job coordinating our efforts to defeat that threat. >> can you follow up on the reintegration question? the numbers, how many do you need to reintegra
and the other question, on the board over pakistan and afghanistan, there's been some reporters, pakistan has been complaining about some forces crossing the border from afghanistan and attacking in pakistan and the yen response we've been getting is, you know, vague comments about how the boarder is porous. can you be more specific about exactly what's going on there? are these complaints valid? and what are you doing to try to address those issues? >> on the afghanistan-pakistani...
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which pakistan receives compensation from the united nations. other claims include a $26 million charge for barbed wire and pickets and $70 million for radar maintenance although there's no enemy air threat related to the war on terror. on may 22 15 to 20 militant it's stormed hang ars in karachi. it took the pakistan military over 15 hours to end that siege. two u.s. p-3-c's were destroyed. it is an antisubmarine and marine surveillance aircraft. some reports now indicate it was an inside job as the terrorists had military uniforms and knew exactly where the planes were located. then on june 14 reports confirmed that pakistan now has arrested c.i.a. informants that helped us locate osama bin laden where he had been living under the eyes of the pakistan military for years. as reported in "the new york times" on june 14, i.s.i. arrested 30 pakistani informants who helped the united states capture bin laden. one was a pakistani army major who officials said copied the license plates of cars visiting bin laden's compound. and then further in june w
which pakistan receives compensation from the united nations. other claims include a $26 million charge for barbed wire and pickets and $70 million for radar maintenance although there's no enemy air threat related to the war on terror. on may 22 15 to 20 militant it's stormed hang ars in karachi. it took the pakistan military over 15 hours to end that siege. two u.s. p-3-c's were destroyed. it is an antisubmarine and marine surveillance aircraft. some reports now indicate it was an inside job...
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we had the largest expansion in the history of this country, over 22 million new net jobs. we handed off to president bush a record surplus. he cut taxes. he cut taxes, and look where we are now. he inherited a record surplus. alan greenspan said we were in danger of having too much money, the federal government. we had a $5 trillion surplus going into the future. the budget would have balanced this year. where are the jobs from these bush tax cuts? the reason there are $3 trillion sitting on the sidelines is that the middle class cannot buy. it is not because -- if you are a billionaire, you can only buy so many cars, so many planes. it is the middle-class that really believes our economy. we have to be thinking of them. thank you. >> center -- se --nator laughtenburg? >> i approach this from a standpoint of personal experience that tells me that we are not doing the right thing in our country, that those of us who are fortunate enough to have succeeded financially, whether through inheritance or hard work -- the fact of the matter is that we are living pretty high on the
we had the largest expansion in the history of this country, over 22 million new net jobs. we handed off to president bush a record surplus. he cut taxes. he cut taxes, and look where we are now. he inherited a record surplus. alan greenspan said we were in danger of having too much money, the federal government. we had a $5 trillion surplus going into the future. the budget would have balanced this year. where are the jobs from these bush tax cuts? the reason there are $3 trillion sitting on...
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the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 31 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, had been disposed and the bill had been read through page 122 line 19. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order, amendment number 1 of mr. con ellie of virginia, mr. amendment number 2, amendment by mr. kucinich initch of ohio, amendment number 21, amendment by mr. welch of vermont, amendment number 22, amendment number 26, and amendment by mr. sessions of texas. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. con ellie on which further -- connelly. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 offered by mr. connelly of virginia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those
the chair: when the committee of the whole rose earlier today, amendment number 31 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, had been disposed and the bill had been read through page 122 line 19. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in the congressional record on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order, amendment number 1 of mr. con ellie of virginia, mr. amendment number 2,...
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page 56, line 22. pursuant to clause 8 of rule -- pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment by mr. clarke of michigan, amendment by mr. dicks of wra and amendment by mr. tonko of new york and amendment by amash of michigan and amendment by mr. dodd of illinois, amendment number 44 by mr. reid of new york, and amendment -- reed of new york, and amendment by mr. scalise of indiana. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from michigan, mr. clarke, on which further proceedings will postpone and on which the noes prevail by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. clarke of michigan. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vo
page 56, line 22. pursuant to clause 8 of rule -- pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. amendment by mr. clarke of michigan, amendment by mr. dicks of wra and amendment by mr. tonko of new york and amendment by amash of michigan and amendment by mr. dodd of illinois, amendment number 44 by mr. reid of new york, and amendment -- reed of new york, and amendment by mr. scalise of indiana....
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that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because person is defined to mean corporation under the federal code. that argument didn't work too well because as the chief justice pointed out in oral argument the word is personnel privacy and there is a situation in which words mean different definitions from the root. craft and craftee, squirrel and squirrely and pastor and pastoral. and the chief justice writing for oral argument said at&t didn't have the right to personal privacy. and he said, we trust that at&t will not take it personally. [laughter] there was a high rate of so-called ideological division for the term in the case of 5-4 or
that average is 22%. so roughly the same. those statistics will not tell the whole story. some of the cases look really deeply contested but term out to be unanimous. at&t vs. f.c.c. is a good example. when the case was granted people said it was the next citizens united. it involved the privacy rights of corporations. and, you know, the statute, the freedom of information act grants rights for personal privacy and what the corporation, at&t, said we have rights of privacy here because...
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when she rose high in the world, she observed it could happen to anyone. after all, it has happened to anyone. but when the attention of the world turned in her direction, elizabeth and ford was ready. before december 1973, her life was all about a home and family. there was time for little else. in her memoirs she recalled, i was lucky enough to have four children. they were terribly interesting, at least to me. i was a den mother. i was a sunday school teacher. i was an interior decorator, and a peacemaker. she loved her children. susan told me earlier today that she had gone in early july to visit her mom and that her mom, up from her bed, and some are happy birthday. i know with what love she did it. i would like to sing it today on gerald ford's birthday. she is singing to him in have been pre mrs. ford knew how to cook a pretty good meal, or serve one up, i should say. [laughter] i heard a story from the time her husband challenged for minority leader. it was an intense contest. a 6:00 p.m. meeting was scheduled. congressman ford refused tuesday for
when she rose high in the world, she observed it could happen to anyone. after all, it has happened to anyone. but when the attention of the world turned in her direction, elizabeth and ford was ready. before december 1973, her life was all about a home and family. there was time for little else. in her memoirs she recalled, i was lucky enough to have four children. they were terribly interesting, at least to me. i was a den mother. i was a sunday school teacher. i was an interior decorator,...
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guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would put my money on july 22. and it might be a late night. host: karen past joining us this morning. thank you. -- karen bass. coming up, we will hear from carter gordy, bloomberg news. -- dorothy. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> is department reports that housing starts were up in june. builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments. this resulted in a 1436% increase from may. still, economists say that is half of the home building needed to sustain a healthy housing market. the space shuttle have left the space station for the last time. florida homecoming will mark the end of the 30-year shuttle era. an update on the investigation of phone hacking and britain appeared in london's outgoing police chief says 10 of 45 press officers for the force are former employees of rupert murdoch's news international. he denied knowing the newspaper was a gauge in phone hacking. rupert murdoch testified before a parliamentary committee coming up in just under 20 minutes. you could hear it live on
guest: the president said he wanted deal by july 22. i would put my money on july 22. and it might be a late night. host: karen past joining us this morning. thank you. -- karen bass. coming up, we will hear from carter gordy, bloomberg news. -- dorothy. first, a news update from c-span radio. >> is department reports that housing starts were up in june. builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments. this resulted in a 1436% increase from may. still, economists say that...
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john mccain won 22 states which represented the 173 electoral votes. those same 22 states will gain 179 electoral votes in the next election. eight states that will determine the election in the electoral college. those states are florida. it's impossible for the democrats to win flori. the state has gone totally republican. between the governor and legislature, the state has gone totally republican. you cannot tell -- in north carina, the governor there is a democrat, but pepsi will lose because their numbers are low. virginia has turned republican with their governor. the democrats have the senate, but the rest of the status totally republican. new hampshire has slipped totally in the house and senate even though they have a democratic three-term governor. in the midwest, wisconsin, you tell me this is it possible for the former dissenter, a democratic liberal, in the last election would have lost that election? michigan has gone totally republican. the house as well. in ohio, the whole thing. indiana is totally republican. 117 electoral votes. you p
john mccain won 22 states which represented the 173 electoral votes. those same 22 states will gain 179 electoral votes in the next election. eight states that will determine the election in the electoral college. those states are florida. it's impossible for the democrats to win flori. the state has gone totally republican. between the governor and legislature, the state has gone totally republican. you cannot tell -- in north carina, the governor there is a democrat, but pepsi will lose...
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on june 22, 2011, the house committee on financial services by voice vote unanimously approved h.r. 33. this bill is similar to the original church pension fairness act bill, h.r. 1533, which the house passed in 2003 by a vote of 397-0. finally the bill is supported by a number of organizations including the church alliance, the general board of pension and health benefits of the united methodist church, the wmca retirement fund, the retirement plan for the men night church of u.s.a. the church in north america, church pension group on behalf of the church pension fund, an independent agency of the amiss can approximately church, the ministers an missionaries benefit board of the american baptist churches in the u.s.a., the board of pensions of the ejanuary scombrell -- evangelical lutheran church of america. with that i urge my colleagues to support the bill and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from indiana. mr. carson: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time as i may consum
on june 22, 2011, the house committee on financial services by voice vote unanimously approved h.r. 33. this bill is similar to the original church pension fairness act bill, h.r. 1533, which the house passed in 2003 by a vote of 397-0. finally the bill is supported by a number of organizations including the church alliance, the general board of pension and health benefits of the united methodist church, the wmca retirement fund, the retirement plan for the men night church of u.s.a. the church...
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pakistan's suffering religious minority community. members of the jewish faith continue to express discrimination and persecution throughout the region. the special envoy for anti-semitism, anna rosenthal, has noted that the holocaust glorification is, quote, especially virulent in the middle east media. if the international community and our government fails to speak out, the prospects for religious pluralism and tolerance in the region are bleak, i urge my colleagues' support for this bill. and again thank the leadership on both sides for making this legislation a priority. i'm hopeful that this bill will overwhelmingly pass the house and deaccepted a clear message to both the persecutors and persecuted that the united states of america stands with those who most basic freedom the right to worship according to the dictates of conscious is under assault. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from new jersey reserve? reserve. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman:thank you v
pakistan's suffering religious minority community. members of the jewish faith continue to express discrimination and persecution throughout the region. the special envoy for anti-semitism, anna rosenthal, has noted that the holocaust glorification is, quote, especially virulent in the middle east media. if the international community and our government fails to speak out, the prospects for religious pluralism and tolerance in the region are bleak, i urge my colleagues' support for this bill....
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this navy memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence to honor the service of people who have served in all the sea services, navy, marine corps and the merchant marines. president nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he served in a job close to my heart. he was a freight cargo forwarder. he was probably most famous for helping the troops out because somehow or other, he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month. he had nick's hamburger stand on one of the steamy islands in the south pacific. like so many, he labored under extremely difficult conditions, unsung, but absolutely critical to our winning the war. it is my pleasure to host this and to have this forum here on pennsylvania avenue on america's main street. with that, i would like to turn you over to the coordinator of the richard nixon legacy program, mr. jeff shepherd. [applause] >> this is the first one on foreign affairs. i spent five years on president nixon's staff doing domestic affairs. i feel comforta
this navy memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence to honor the service of people who have served in all the sea services, navy, marine corps and the merchant marines. president nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he served in a job close to my heart. he was a freight cargo forwarder. he was probably most famous for helping the troops out because somehow or other, he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month. he had nick's...
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the successful mission in pakistan recently that seal team 6 completed in bringing justice to osama bin laden. but there is so much more that we need to do in bringing response, prepared this, prevention. we would like to prevent every homicide from ever happening. but every unit has prevention as well as apprehension because there is no way to ultimately prevent some of these bad actors from getting through. but the most important defense we have is one another. and we are a citizenry that is taking action. i will turn it over to you to talk about border security. >> thank you, governor o'malley. let's turn to our first panelist. we are very pleased to have deputy commissioner david aguilar from the department of homeland security. he also serves as chief operating officer, overseeing 57,000 employees, and managing and operations budget of more than $11 billion. prior to this position, mr. aguilar served for more than 30 years with border patrol and was named chief of the border patrol in july of 2004. as chief, he has had over 20,000 border patrol agents across the country under his c
the successful mission in pakistan recently that seal team 6 completed in bringing justice to osama bin laden. but there is so much more that we need to do in bringing response, prepared this, prevention. we would like to prevent every homicide from ever happening. but every unit has prevention as well as apprehension because there is no way to ultimately prevent some of these bad actors from getting through. but the most important defense we have is one another. and we are a citizenry that is...
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>> i can't say. >> on pakistan. [inaudible question] >> has there been any formal complaint by the pakistani government by that event? >> not that i'm aware of today. i think you know how strongly this department and secretary clinton feels about this issue that gay rights are human rights and we will speak out. >> gaddafi has opened a line of dialogue with the opposition. do you oppose such calls? >> you know, we have heard lots of reports to this kind. gaddafi is talking, he is not talking, he is leaving, not leaving, he knows the position of the u.s., he needs to pull back his forces and step down. he hasn't changed. >> you don't think the solution or dialogue between the two factions? >> we support what is going to get us to a place when gaddafi knows it's time to go. [inaudible question] >> does the u.s. administration have any plan to reapply? >> we welcome what the turkish government has done including aid to the traditional national council. you know our position which was articulated by the secretary at the
>> i can't say. >> on pakistan. [inaudible question] >> has there been any formal complaint by the pakistani government by that event? >> not that i'm aware of today. i think you know how strongly this department and secretary clinton feels about this issue that gay rights are human rights and we will speak out. >> gaddafi has opened a line of dialogue with the opposition. do you oppose such calls? >> you know, we have heard lots of reports to this kind....
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the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we need the borrowing liquidity. we borrow from future generation because we're afraid that this generation has to make the hard choices. our economy struggles which leaves washington to overmanage every sector which causes more economic uncertainty. our focus has shifted from families to corporate bailouts because we're living beyond our means. and we're trying everything we can to make it work. it's not sustainable. we have to get back in balance. capital investment and investment in industry is slower because so much of the money that will go toward starting businesses is dealing with our obl
the borrower is the slave to the lender. 22 applies to families and proverbs 22 applies to nations. if we were living within our means as a nation almost all the debate in the last six months in this chamber would have been different. we tried every method in the fed's bag of tricks to protect the interest rate because if the rate goes up at all the house of cards fall. we work to manipulate banks, manufacturing, because we must keep revenue up. we manage every relationship worldwide because we...
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this may be memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence honor the service of people who have served in all of the sea services, maybe, marine, coast guard, and merchant marine, and as you can see behind me, nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he was a freight car go forward your, and he was probably most famous for helping troops out because somehow or other he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month, and he had nix's hamburger stands on the steely islands in the south pacific. he labored under extremely difficult conditions, an unsung, but critical to winning the war. it is my pleasure to have this forum here, pennsylvania avenue, on america's main street. with that, i would like to turn you over to the coordinator of the richard nixon legacy program, mr. jeff sheppard. [applause] >> morning, and welcome. i am here to open the 11th of our series of richard nixon's legacy for us. this is the first one on foreign affairs. part of the reason is i spent five years on hi
this may be memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence honor the service of people who have served in all of the sea services, maybe, marine, coast guard, and merchant marine, and as you can see behind me, nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he was a freight car go forward your, and he was probably most famous for helping troops out because somehow or other he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month, and he had nix's...
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the 22-year-old elected to the l.a. city council in 1953, her outside of the box thinking would be considered, now, but her idea was to bring professional baseball to los angeles. as someone born in brooklyn, i did not know if i support her idea, but she brought professional baseball to the west. another would be steve phillips from the new jersey city council, not exactly known for ethics, but he had been focused in on the ethics reform since 2005. ethics is something we are seeing elsewhere. it is being pushed in the missouri state legislature. also, higher education reform like in the kansas state legislature. they want to open up higher education. there is a lot of outside the box thinking, but also it is interesting. but you do not always see it. my current job is the editor of an on-line news information site in new jersey. there is a young elected official on the west feel town council -- westfield town council. there is a lot of outside the box campaigning. there were kickball fund- raisers, dueling pianos, a su
the 22-year-old elected to the l.a. city council in 1953, her outside of the box thinking would be considered, now, but her idea was to bring professional baseball to los angeles. as someone born in brooklyn, i did not know if i support her idea, but she brought professional baseball to the west. another would be steve phillips from the new jersey city council, not exactly known for ethics, but he had been focused in on the ethics reform since 2005. ethics is something we are seeing elsewhere....
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over 22 million people are out of work. all he wants to do is mention obama as a one-term president. the corporations are leaving the country. they do not have any plan for us. unfortunately, many americans are not educated in terms of what is going on. they do not read. they do not try to be informed. they do not care. host: that the understand your reasoning -- why would a party but to destroy it -- look to destroy the middle-class in this country? caller: they had been bought up by the corporations. it does been that way since reagan came into office. jobs have been going out of this country for 35 years. they gradually, gradually, gradually squeezed middle-class families. many people do not read about what is going on in the country. host: we are talking about the understanding of american young people in the -- in the history of the united states later this morning. national test given to students and the knowledge of history it rolls into the discussion we are having this morning. the american dream has been destroyed
over 22 million people are out of work. all he wants to do is mention obama as a one-term president. the corporations are leaving the country. they do not have any plan for us. unfortunately, many americans are not educated in terms of what is going on. they do not read. they do not try to be informed. they do not care. host: that the understand your reasoning -- why would a party but to destroy it -- look to destroy the middle-class in this country? caller: they had been bought up by the...
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in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of power. in 1980, the military in many countries ruled under author tehran rule, issuing decrees, instead of elaboration of laws. today the trend is toward of extension of term limits. we see it in several countries. in guatemala, the presidential candidate took an unusual route to ensure his ability to run for president. she wanted to marry her country. perhaps such a move is technically legal, but it cirque vents the spirit of the law. even colombia passed a law to allow a third team for its president, but the supreme court ruled it unconstitutional. a second concern is
in total, freedom house rates 22 countries as free and 10 as partly free. so there is work to be done among the countries that are partly free in bolivia, colombia, ecuador, gauts mall, haiti, honduras, to mention a few. but in most cases, the friends are positive. of particular concern are those countries that were rated as free in 1981 but are now only rated as partially free such as in venezuela. let me mention a few concerns of mine. one of those is the tendency towards centralization of...
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instead of paying 6%, we may play 22%. -- pay 22% if we fail. could that change the bond rating? guest: it is not going to take that dramatic a decline on the first step. we are not saying 6% now. that is what the scary situation is. we have historically low interest rates. people are not buying our bonds. we can sell short-term debt, because it is still a safe investment relatively. investment rates go up and we will feel it very quickly. we have a lot in these low rates over a long term. that is the risk. our risk could be downgraded if we raise the debt ceiling limit and does something credible to demonstrated that we will start putting our finances in order, dealing with out-of-control spending and other expenditures. host: john, republican caller. >> i see your point of a few my question -- i see your point of view. what can be done to rebuild the small business of america under 500 employees. i think that is the key to revenue. i do not worry about big corporations. congress has been irresponsible. they have permitted wall street to be the same, during the last 10 years or
instead of paying 6%, we may play 22%. -- pay 22% if we fail. could that change the bond rating? guest: it is not going to take that dramatic a decline on the first step. we are not saying 6% now. that is what the scary situation is. we have historically low interest rates. people are not buying our bonds. we can sell short-term debt, because it is still a safe investment relatively. investment rates go up and we will feel it very quickly. we have a lot in these low rates over a long term. that...
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i was wondering, our products are 22% overpriced and imported products are tax-free. i was wondering if we increased the sales tax it could make our products more attractive overseas. guest: what the caller is talking about is a value added tax. a lot of other countries have the spirit of the you and others have them in addition to an income tax. -- have these. the eu and others have them in addition to an income tax. you can structure them based on whether it is rated for exports. it will make your exports cheaper. senator mccain and others talked about possibly a v.a.t. instead of a corporate tax, for example. others on the liberal side would say, perhaps in addition to, but that gets conservatives worry because it could be super fuel for federal spending. it would massively raise revenue. it is interesting be affected has on trade. in the south korean deal, korea used to have this terrible practice of auditing anyone who bought a u.s. car. that has gone by the wayside through u.s. pressure. the hope is that we will see u.s. car exports to the south. go of. right no
i was wondering, our products are 22% overpriced and imported products are tax-free. i was wondering if we increased the sales tax it could make our products more attractive overseas. guest: what the caller is talking about is a value added tax. a lot of other countries have the spirit of the you and others have them in addition to an income tax. -- have these. the eu and others have them in addition to an income tax. you can structure them based on whether it is rated for exports. it will make...
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and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has been -- i had to say that gentrification -- we're probably seeing a lot of cities around the country to reverse a problem which is no investment, people not building new homes, and people not moving back into some of these communities, so they are emptying out. as problems go for cities, this is probably not a bad problem have because it means the city is growing and attracting businesses and new energy. i think this is typically an issue for local communities to make determinations about how you get the right balance, if in fact certain areas
and i view that the vacation as a catch 22. you are bringing major business to underdeveloped of different cities, but on the other hand, the people who live in the neighborhood, it seems like they are not reaping the benefits. i wanted to know, how can we create sustainable neighborhoods that allow people who are still trying to achieve the american dream and be able to afford and lived in these brand-new neighborhoods and communities? >> first of all, i have to say judge a vacation has...
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out of 34 provinces in afghanistan, 22 of them are in the government are giving them incentives, money for different projects for the reformers once they become part of the system to be supportive of government initiatives to get rid of the poppy. again, this is not a problem with an afghanistan. trafficking and the consumers of these drugs is something that we should all work together on, and we do, but we still expect help from the international partners to focus more on this problem. one of the resources that our opposition forces gets money from is the poppy. but the income that they get from poppy, they run the machinery to fight this war. it is very important. our government does have a strategy to deal with it. host: louisiana on the democrats' line. good morning. caller: good morning. i want to put you on the spot again and i want a direct answer. you have been signing the trade deals with china and other countries to export minerals. the minerals have been there long time. the russians know about them. should afghanistan be reaching out to american corporations to bring our te
out of 34 provinces in afghanistan, 22 of them are in the government are giving them incentives, money for different projects for the reformers once they become part of the system to be supportive of government initiatives to get rid of the poppy. again, this is not a problem with an afghanistan. trafficking and the consumers of these drugs is something that we should all work together on, and we do, but we still expect help from the international partners to focus more on this problem. one of...
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san diego, in tucson, in el paso, and in mcallen texas, a 17% decrease in violent crime in san diego. 22% decrease in tucson. 11% decrease in mcallen, texas. and a 36% decrease in violent crime in el paso. in el paso in the last 10 years since we increased our capabilities along the southern border, a passover is virtually next door to what has been called the most -- el paso is virtually next door to what has been called the most violent city in the world, lorez, mexico. over 3400 murders -- juarez, mexico. over 3400 murders in the last year in juarez. in el paso, only 10. and none of them related to any cartel or drug trafficking. that says a lot about the security of our border. by coincidence, there was in "usa today" -- there was an excellent ride up recently, a 2.5 page write-up of our southern borders. it talks about the chief of police greg allen, the sheriff in el paso, the chief that i worked with when i worked in tucson, the chief of police in true love as such, calif. -- in chula vista, california. that is 7 miles from the border. all of them speak of the frustrations along th
san diego, in tucson, in el paso, and in mcallen texas, a 17% decrease in violent crime in san diego. 22% decrease in tucson. 11% decrease in mcallen, texas. and a 36% decrease in violent crime in el paso. in el paso in the last 10 years since we increased our capabilities along the southern border, a passover is virtually next door to what has been called the most -- el paso is virtually next door to what has been called the most violent city in the world, lorez, mexico. over 3400 murders --...
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instead of paying 6%, we may play 22%. -- pay 22% if we fail. could that change the bond rating? guest: it is not going to take that dramatic a decline on the first step. we are not saying 6% now. that is what the scary situation is. we have historically low interest rates. people are not buying our bonds. we can sell short-term debt, because it is still a safe investment relatively. investment rates go up and we will feel it very quickly. we have a lot in these low rates over a long term. that is the risk. our risk could be downgraded if we raise the debt ceiling limit and does something credible to demonstrated that we will start putting our finances in order, dealing with out-of-control spending and other expenditures. host: john, republican caller. >> i see your point of a few my question -- i see your point of view. what can be done to rebuild the small business of america under 500 employees. i think that is the key to revenue. i do not worry about big corporations. congress has been irresponsible. they have permitted wall street to be the same, during the last 10 years or
instead of paying 6%, we may play 22%. -- pay 22% if we fail. could that change the bond rating? guest: it is not going to take that dramatic a decline on the first step. we are not saying 6% now. that is what the scary situation is. we have historically low interest rates. people are not buying our bonds. we can sell short-term debt, because it is still a safe investment relatively. investment rates go up and we will feel it very quickly. we have a lot in these low rates over a long term. that...
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this may be memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence honor the service of people who have served in all of the sea services, maybe, marine, coast guard, and merchant marine, and as you can see behind me, nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he was a freight car go forward your, and he was probably most famous for helping troops out because somehow or other he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month, and he had nix's hamburger stands on the steely islands in the south pacific. he labored under extremely difficult conditions, an unsung, but critical to winning the war. it is my pleasure to have this forum here, pennsylvania avenue, on america's main street. with that, i would like to turn you over to the coordinator of the richard nixon legacy program, mr. jeff sheppard. [applause] >> morning, and welcome. i am here to open the 11th of our series of richard nixon's legacy for us. this is the first one on foreign affairs. part of the reason is i spent five years on hi
this may be memorial has been here for now 22 years. we are in existence honor the service of people who have served in all of the sea services, maybe, marine, coast guard, and merchant marine, and as you can see behind me, nixon was in the navy. he served in the second world war. he was a freight car go forward your, and he was probably most famous for helping troops out because somehow or other he got a channel to get hold of fresh hamburger meat once or twice a month, and he had nix's...
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every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanisn, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are notaying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9 and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a relative of mine who lost their job. they owe them $5,000. karzei and his brother have walked off with billions of dollars and our congress cannot seem to stop it. guest: well, there is a lot there. obviously, a lot of these countries, and it is very disappointing to see fraud and hopefully over time it will go down, i do not want to make any excuses for it because there are no excuses for that activity. a lot of these countries do not have the same developed a rule of law that we have over here. even in our country, there have been instances of fraud and bribery and things like that. there were huge problems in its ne
every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanisn, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are notaying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9 and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a relative...
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down to 25% which would imply a federal rate of 22 or 23%, then i think a lot of these incentives become much less important. >> one of the hallmarks of the increasingly global nature of the u.s. economy is the fact that larger and larger percentage of the revenue of our u.s. business is earned outside the united states. now, there are those who view this as a negative, and an indication that u.s. companies are moving operations abroad, and there are others, i think, who believe it is a necessity in a world where 95% of the consumers are and 75% of global purchasing power are outside our borders but could each of you describe briefly or discuss what this greater reliance on foreign revenue means for u.s. jobs and do you view that to be a positive or negative thing? >> i'll start. in the semiconductor industry, we're already 80% overseas so we kind of live and breathe this type of an international footprint every day, and i don't view it as a necessity. i think it's an opportunity. it's an opportunity for things -- for us to take things that we inhaven't here or that we grow here and offe
down to 25% which would imply a federal rate of 22 or 23%, then i think a lot of these incentives become much less important. >> one of the hallmarks of the increasingly global nature of the u.s. economy is the fact that larger and larger percentage of the revenue of our u.s. business is earned outside the united states. now, there are those who view this as a negative, and an indication that u.s. companies are moving operations abroad, and there are others, i think, who believe it is a...